Words similar to rightful

Example sentences for: rightful

How can you use “rightful” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

In fact, the only rightful claimant to the crown was the elderly Prince Henry.
Italy had to wait until after World War II to regain its rightful status as a primary fashion source.
Scott claims that "Groening's willing, if somewhat ironic, embrace of the marketing bonanza his creation has unleashed may have cost him his rightful spot in the the Comics Journal 's highbrow/subculture pantheon."
We did not immediately call these crimes by their rightful name: genocide.
Influential blacks from around the country advised him to quit the race and leave the seat to the man many of them viewed as its rightful heir.